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As Austria celebrates their Eurovision Song Contest win, the UK's Remember Monday brush off their zero points from the public vote with a shrug and a smile.The girl band took to the stage alongside 25 other acts at St Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, in an attempt to take home the trophy for its 69th year.It seems to be going the right direction for singers Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele when they received 88 points from the jury votes for their song What The Hell Just Happened. However, their hopes came crashing down when they failed to secure even one point from the public vote. Overall they placed 19th out of a possible 26.But fans say they had the "perfect response" to the 'nil points' situation, as they were seen shrugging off the disappointment with a smile w...

Frank Sinatra had been a huge teen idol in the 1940. He was one of the very earliest pop stars, but by the mid-1950's he had become more popular with their parents, replaced by the new wave of rock and roll stars who were led, of course, by Elvis.His music and film career had been somewhat slowed by a year of military service which ended on March 1960, but he was still the biggest idol in the world at that time. Sinatra had no choice about hosting an Elvis special episode of his own light entertainment show on May 12.Even though the Rat Pack legend had loudly and publicly denounced rock and roll as "sung, played and written for the most part by cretinous goons and by means of its almost imbecilic reiterations and sly, lewd—in plain fact, dirty—lyrics, and as I said before, it manages to...

Darren Day remembers his fall from grace with vivid clarity. “I was playing Danny Zuko in Grease – a dream role,” he tells me. “I always wanted to play Danny, it was one of my favourite movies, and in 1999 I was given the role in the West End, but I was in big trouble at the time.” The former fresh face of ITV had succumbed to the murky pulls of cocaine and alcohol. “I did two shows on Saturday, and after the evening show I went out and partied. I came to at 10 or 11am on Monday. I was propped up outside the Cambridge Theatre and woke up to the clinking of coins hitting the pavement – people thought I was homeless. I looked up and saw my name in pink neon lights…I was obviously completely unrecognisable.”Essex-born Darren, now happily sober, has been engaged to actress Sophie Ladds for ...

Tom Hanks has listed the songs he could not live without. In an interview with Kirsty Young for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, Hanks listed the songs he would need if he were to get stranded on a desert island.The programme has been an iconic part of British broadcasting since it started in 1942 when it was created by the playwright, novelist and radio producer Roy Plomley. Its premise is one we've all likely discussed among friends or around the dinner table: What eight songs would you choose to accompany you on a desert island?Hanks' list includes:Dean Martin & Line Renaud (Leen Reno) – Relax-Ay-VooThe Beatles – There’s a PlaceDusty Springfield – DoodlinRichard Strauss Main Title: Also Sprach ZarathustraAlfred Newman, Ken Darby – Main Title: How The West Was WonTalking Heads –...

It’s the kind of song most artists would dream of having in their catalogue - an era-defining, chest-thumping anthem with one of the most famous screams in rock history. But for Roger Daltrey, it’s one song in The Who’s discography that he would happily never sing again.Speaking to Rolling Stone in 2018, the frontman expressed his true feelings about 'Won't Get Fooled Again', saying: “That’s the only song I’m bloody bored sh**less with.”The eight-minute closer from the band’s 1971 album Who’s Next, stitched together from the abandoned Life House rock opera, was eventually turned into one of their biggest crowd-pleasers.It reached high positions in several charts, achieved critical praise, was considered one of Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and got covered by severa...

The Kinks was made of Pete Quaife, brothers Dave and Ray Davies and Mick Avory (Image: Getty)They were the band that shaped British rock through distortion, wit, and no small amount of sibling tension. The Kinks stood apart from their 1960s contemporaries by being both aggressively raw and weirdly poetic. With Ray Davies’ lyrics often chronicling everyday English life and Dave’s guitar snarls fuelling some of the earliest proto-punk sounds, the band carved out a discography that remains untouchable in both quality and eccentricity.In 2023, Gold Radio magzine ranked The Kinks’ ultimate best songs of all time, analysing their production, lyrics, musical context and impact. Here, according to the list, are the 10 best they ever released:10- Celluloid HeroesThe 1972 song name-drops several ...

Jason Derulo has finally ended the plight of his fans: He's on his way back to the UK next year. The American star, who is best known for such hits as Glad U Came, Savage Love, Wiggle, Tip Toe, and plenty more, will be hitting some massive British venues in 2026. These include such arenas as Birmingham's Utilita Arena, London's O2 Arena, Leeds' First Direct Arena, and plenty more in an eight-date tour.Tickets for these shows will be released on Friday, May 23 at a number of online retailers. And we've broken down the best places for fans to get theirs as soon as they go on sale. Here's the information fans need now.Seat Unique offers a string of specialised tickets, including VIP, hospitality and private boxes.These tickets will give Jason Derulo fans a chance to see the American star i...

As excitement for the Eurovision final reaches fever pitch, Thursday (May 15) saw 16 countries, including Finland (Erika Vikman), Denmark (Sissal), and Ireland (Emmy), compete in the second semi-final. 10 acts from this round progressed to the Grand Final, set to take place in Basel, Switzerland today.The first semi-final on Tuesday saw Sweden secure their spot in the final, sparking online interest due to the country's rich history in the competition. Indeed, in 1974, ABBA's victory with 'Waterloo' at Eurovision catapulted them to global stardom.The band, consisting of Agnetha, Bjorn, Benny, and Anna-Frid, went on to release nine studio albums and sold over 385 million records. However, some music lovers are only just discovering that on that fateful night in Brighton in 1974, ABBA tri...

Elvis Presley’s Graceland opened to the public in 1982, five years after the star’s death.Today the Memphis mansion is the second most visited home in the US after the White House, but the King’s mysterious upstairs remains off-limits to the public.Graceland’s upstairs was Elvis’ private space in life and remains so after his death, according to the wishes of his late daughter Lisa Marie Presley and now granddaughter Riley Keough.Nevertheless, just like the downstairs rooms of Graceland that fans can see today, Elvis Presley's bedroom and office upstairs are preserved and maintained.But besides the upstairs, just what mysterious items are found inside Graceland’s attic?The Daily Express previously took part in a virtual live tour of the Graceland mansion, and we asked on-site archivist ...

Pink Floyd were active on-and-off between 1965 and 1994, and reunited in 2005, 2014 and 2022. (Image: Getty)Few bands have left a legacy as deep and enduring as Pink Floyd. With a catalogue full of psychedelic roots, progressive epics and concept albums that rewired what rock could be, the band's tracks continue to gain streams and new fans every year.Here, we rank their 10 most-streamed songs on Spotify - including legendary hits and some deep, emotional cuts that helped shape the band’s identity across decades.10 – ‘Brain Damage’219,019,738 streamsPlaced near the end of the Dark Side of the Moon album, ‘Brain Damage’ is the track that introduces the final sequence of the 1973 album. It was originally titled ‘Lunatic’, and deals with themes of madness and psychological collapse - topic...